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Clocks Module

The Clocks module contains "templates" used by the system to generate logs. A clock schedule is created for each day of the week for each station, and contains all recurring events that typically happen throughout the day. This is useful for those stations that are not integrated with GSelector^®. The system can have some stations linked to GSelector, while others are not integrated. The clocks module will not be visible if all stations are integrated with GSelector. When the Clocks Module is open it displays a Top of Hour comment for each hour marker. The Clock module can also be used to create Special Clocks. Special Clocks are identical to ordinary daily clocks except that they can be used to generate Logs for holidays or special events.

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There are literally thousands of different clock formats that can be created, all depending on the type of programming the stations are running. In their most basic format, clocks contain spot blocks of commercials. They may also contain source changes, mode changes, songs to be played, plus any of the other log Control Events available.

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New Special Clock window

Rename Special Clock window

Clocks right-click context menu

Clocks Module Step-by-Step Topics

Insert a Media Event into a Clock

Replacing an Event in the Clock

Skip Events in the Clock

Delete Events in the Clock

Copy Multi-Hour Ranges from one Clock to another Clock

Pinning the Consideration Windows

Clocks Toolbar

The Clocks Module of the Modules Menu has the following toolbar options:

	Refresh - Use the refresh button to refresh the view of the clock.
	Add a New Special Clock - The Add a New Special Clock button will open the New Special Clock window. Use the window to give the Special Clock a Name and Description.
	Manage Clock Hours - The Manage Clock Hours button opens the Manage Hours window, this window is used to copy, paste or delete hours to manipulate and change the contents of the clocks for the selected station.
	Change the name or description of the Special Clock - The Change the name or description of the Special Clock button will open the Rename Special Clock window. Use the window to rename the selected Special Clock or change the Description. This button is only visible when a special clock is selected.
	Delete the Special Clock - The Delete the Special Clock button will delete the selected Special Clock. The user will be prompt to confirm the deletion. This button is only visible when a special clock is selected.

Audition – The Audition button will allow the user to listen to a selected piece of audio locally without it going over the air. Using the arrow drop-down, the user can select the play action or the marking point of the audio to start playing based on the preferences specified in the Auditioning tab of the Preferences Configuration window. An Audition Stream Group and stream must be defined and a piece of audio must be selected. Optionally, simply middle-click the title of the asset and the asset will be auditioned based on the default marking point (shown on the button). If the default marker is not set for the selected asset the audio will start from the Opening. To stop the play of the audio simply middle-click the same asset or click the Audition button again. If Tags, Imaging or Rotations are auditioned, the Next to Play asset from within the selected Tag, Imaging asset or Rotation will be auditioned. See the Audition Options section of the Logs Module topic and the Audition Module topic of this guide for more information on auditioning assets.

	Publish Changed Hours through Site Replication - The Publish changed hours through site replication button is used to publish a clock to the configured site replication servers. This button is only visible when Site Replication is configured. A Manual publish of clocks will send the entire selected day for the selected station. When the clock is not in sync the user will see a Not Synced button that can be clicked to sync the sites. If the Display prompt when navigating away from unpublished changes option, in the User Preferences window, is selected then the user will also be prompt to publish the changes. Click the drop-down arrow on the button to select what to publish from the resulting menu. Using this drop-down menu the user can Publish Changed Hours, Publish Selected Hour or Publish Entire Day. Right-click one of these options, from the list in the drop-down, to set the default action that is used when the button is clicked.
	Cycle Filter - The Cycle Filter is used in Logs, Clocks and Macros to Filter based on Asset Type or Custom type. See the Logs Module topic for additional information on the Cycle Filter.
	Search - The Search button will open/close the Search box to the right in the column header area. With the Clocks module in focus, press CTRL+F to display the search box. This Search box works the same as the Logs Search box.

Select Clock – The Select Clock drop-down is used to select a Standard Clock or Special Clock for the station selected.

Station Select – The Select Station drop-down is used to select the name of the station’s Clock to view. When the Station selection drop-down is clicked a cursor is made available allowing the user to type and quickly locate the desired station.

When the window is reduced in size the toolbar buttons will be hidden and a drop-down will be shown to allow access to these hidden toolbar buttons.

Hour Selection

The Hour Selection area is located along the bottom of the toolbar area. To navigate to a specific hour of the selected clock, simply click on the hour number.

Clock Events List

The Clock Events List allows the user to quickly view information for clocks and make manual modifications to clocks. The Clocks event List is similar to the Logs Events List. The user can add events to a Clock by right-clicking a position in the Clock or dragging a dropping and asset from the library.

Clocks right-click context menu

Using the mouse to right click an event in the Clock and a context menu of the following additional options is displayed. See the Logs topic for more information.

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Properties Window

The properties window displays the details about the Asset or Control Event. The information about the asset is pulled from the Metadata card for the asset. When a Control Event is selected the properties window can be used to Edit the Control Events Values. This window opens when selecting to Insert or Replace an event in the log or when selecting the properties option from the right-click menu.

Asset Properties

Control Event Properties

New Special Clock window

Special Clocks are identical to ordinary daily clocks except that they are created with the express purpose of taking the place of an ordinary daily clock. Special Clocks can be used to generate logs for specific Holidays or special event days. Clicking the Add a New Special Clock button will open the New Special Clock window. In this window, Enter a name for the new Special Clock and a Description. The description is optional.

Then, click the OK button in the New Special Clock window, to create the Special Clock for the selected Station. The new Special Clock can then be selected from the Select Clock drop-down for the selected Station in Clocks. Once edited the Clock can then be used to generate a Log for the Station.

Rename Special Clock window

Clicking the Change the name or description of the Special Clock button will open the Rename Special Clock window for the selected Special Clock. In this window, Enter the new name for the Special Clock or change the Description. The description is optional. Click OK to save the changes.

Clocks Module Step-by-Step Topics

For information on Inserting Control events into a Clock see the Control Events Topic. To copy, paste or delete clock hours see the Manage Clock Hours topic.

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Insert a Media Event into a Clock

Replacing an Event in the Clock

Skip Events in the Clock

Delete Events in the Clock

Copy Multi-Hour Ranges from one Clock to another Clock

Pinning the Consideration Windows

Insert a Media Event into a Clock

To Insert media events into a station clock in Zetta^® follow these steps:

Click Clocks from the Modules Menu.
Select the Station
Select the Clock
Right-click a position in the clock
Select the Event Type to Insert, this will open the consideration window.
Select a Category Group from the drop-down menu.
Optionally, Audition an asset using the middle-click button of the mouse or using the Audition button and context menu.
Optionally, change what to Insert using the Event Type drop-down.
Click, Drag and Drop the desired event to the location in the Clock or double-click the event.

Replacing an Event in the Clock

To Replace events in a station Clock Zetta^® follow these steps:

Click Clocks from the Modules Menu.
Select the Station
Select the Clock
Right-click on an event in the Clock
Select to Replace, this will open the consideration window
Select a replacement event or change the Category from the drop-down menu
Double-click the desired event to replace the selected event.

Skip Events in the Clock

To skip an event or multiple events from a station clock, follow these steps:

Click Clocks from the Modules Menu.
Select the Station
Select the Clock
Select an event in the clock to skip.
Select the Skip check box for the item.

Delete Events in the Clock

To delete an event from a station clock, follow these steps:

Click Clocks from the Modules Menu.
Select the Station
Select the Clock
Select the event to delete. To choose multiple events use the Shift or CTRL keys and click the events to delete.
Right-click the event to delete
Select Delete Event
Optionally press the Delete key on the keyboard

Copy Multi-Hour Ranges from one Clock to another Clock

RCS recommends using the Manage Clock Hours window for manipulating hours in a stations clocks. The following method can be used to copy hours in a clock from clock to clock in the same station or from station to station.

Several important notes before using the feature:

The target schedule range must be completely empty. If there is even a single item in the target schedule range, Zetta will not respect TOHs on pasting, resulting in all items being pasted into a single hour. To easily clean up the target clock, just select the range and hit Delete to remove all selected items.
Zetta will not paste across end of day, meaning if a 3 hour region is pasted into 11 PM, Zetta will only populate that one hour and will not carry over the overlapping two hours to the following day.

To Copy Multi-Hour regions in Clocks, perform the follow these steps:

Click Clocks from the Modules Menu.
Select the Station
Select the Clock
To select multiple hours for copying, use a common Windows methods:

- While holding a SHIFT key, advance down the schedule using a cursor down key
- Click on the first item of the region, scroll down to the last item and click it while holding a SHIFT key.

Use CTRL+C to copy the selected range
Select another Station if desired
Select another Clock.
Select the position in the clock to paste the range. Use CTRL+V to paste the range.

Pinning the Consideration Windows

To Pin or auto-hide the consideration windows in the Clocks module, use the following steps:

Click Clocks from the Modules Menu.
Select the Station
Select the Clock
Right-click on an event in the log
Select Insert Event
Use the pin in the upper right corner of the windows to auto-hide the windows to the left, right, top or bottom of the log window.
Click the tab for the window to show the window again
To unpin the window simply click the pin again.

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